Jaipur: In a shocking charge, Maharashtra Congress general secretary Sachin Sawant has clalimed that top BJP leaders in Maharashtra collected funds to the tune of Rs 500 crore to topple Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan.
Sawant urged Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to order a probe into the alleged role played by a senior BJP leader and heavyweight former minister in this fund raising drive.
Meanwhile, tense moments prevailed drama outside the ITC luxury resort Grand Bharat in Mewat near Manesar as Rajasthan police and Haryana police personnel had a standoff of about one and half hours late in the evening on Friday.
The Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) team had landed at the resort to reportedly quiz Sachin Pilot camp’s 18 MLAs believed to have been holed up here since last week.
As the team of SOG deputed by Rajasthan Chief Mnister Ashok Gehlot reached the entrance, they were stopped by over 50 Haryana police personnel who denied them entry on pretext of no knowledge about any operations.